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Ca 125

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Normal Values

The normal values for a CA-125 depend on the lab running the test. In general, levels above 35 U/ml are considered abnormal.

What abnormal results mean

In a woman with known ovarian cancer, a rise in CA-125 usually means a progression or recurrence of the disease. A decrease in CA-125 usually means the disease is responding to treatment.

In a woman who has NOT already been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, an elevated CA-125 can mean a number of things. While it ca...

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Health Guide

.........appropriately used to follow women who have already been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In these cases, the CA-125 is a very good indicator of whether a patient is responding to treatment... Read more »

CA-125

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Ovarian cancer

Cancer - ovaries Symptoms Sense of pelvic heaviness Vague lower abdominal discomfort Vaginal bleeding Weight... Read more »

Ovarian cysts

...ordered: Serum HCG ( pregnancy test ) -- may be done to rule out pregnancy Ca-125 -- an ovarian cancer marker that may help to identify cancerous cysts in older women ... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

...noncancerous, particularly when they appear in premenopausal women whose blood tests for the protein CA-125 are normal. Such women are sometimes given oral contraceptives and observed for a few... Read more »

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Medications

Targretin Oral Drug Interactions

...interfere with certain laboratory tests (including CA-125 levels), possibly causing false test... Read more »

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